What’s it really like to buy land in Japan’s rural areas? Join me as I share my journey to owning a plot in Nikko, Japan. From managing real estate surprises to envisioning a countryside lifestyle, ...

The ancient tradition of “murahachibu,” ostracizing community members as punishment, gets a contemporary twist in Hideo ...

Writer Hannah Kirshner first moved to Yamanaka Onsen to better understand its craft culture. Almost 10 years later, she’s ...

"There are hundreds of traditional Japanese countryside houses offering amazing locations, space, and architecture that are just going to waste right now. "This is the perfect opportunity to snap ...

"There are hundreds of traditional Japanese countryside houses offering amazing locations, space, and architecture that are just going to waste right now." Mills sees this as an unmissable chance ...

Literally translated “kominka” means old traditional Japanese house, but think massive wooden ... plans to rejuvenate kominka in the Japanese countryside for use as “minpaku” private ...